Are Toxic Harmful Algal Blooms Affecting your Health?
The University of Miami Wants to Know and Needs Your Help
Diversity and Innovation in Screening and Prevention of Exposure over the Long-term (DISPEL) to Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) Research Study
1. How do Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) Impact Floridians?
Blue-green algal blooms in freshwater produce toxins that can have detrimental health effects.
2. What Question do We Want to Answer?
What are the short and long-term health effects of HABs exposure?
3. How Can You Help?
We need a group of community volunteers to be our local scientists by collecting environmental and biological samples.
4. Are YOU Excited to be Part of Our Cutting-Edge DISPEL Research Project?
Contact Us! We are looking forward to hearing from you:
Study Coordinator: Addison Testoff, MPS
Email: dispelstudy@miami.edu
Phone: 305.243.2902
Study Leader: Dr. Alberto Caban-Martinez DO, PhD, MPH, CPH